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Legislative Digest of Bill Summaries and Enacted Laws STATE OF MAINE 127TH LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION LEGISLATIVE DIGEST OF BILL SUMMARIES AND ENACTED LAWS Summaries of All Bills and Adopted Amendments and All Laws Enacted or Finally th Passed During the Second Regular Session of the 127 Maine Legislature Second Regular Session convened Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Second Regular Session adjourned sine die Friday, April 29, 2016 Senate Legislative Days...……43 House Legislative Days.……..42 Bills Considered……….……425 THE MAINE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HOUSE MEMBERS SENATE MEMBERS REP. MARK W. EVES, VICE-CHAIR SENATOR MICHAEL D. THIBODEAU, CHAIR REP. JEFFREY M. MCCABE SENATOR GARRETT P. MASON REP. SARA GIDEON SENATOR ANDRE E. CUSHING REP. KENNETH W. FREDETTE SENATOR JUSTIN L. ALFOND REP. ELEANOR ESPLING SENATOR DAWN HILL MAY 2016 STATE OF MAINE TH 127 LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION LEGISLATIVE DIGEST OF BILL SUMMARIES AND ENACTED LAWS This Legislative Digest of Bill Summaries and Enacted Laws is produced under the auspices of the Maine Legislative Council by: The Office of Policy and Legal Analysis The Office of Fiscal and Program Review Marion Hylan Barr, Director Christopher W. Nolan, Director 13 State House Station 5 State House Station Room 215, Cross Building Room 226, State House Augusta, Maine 04333-0013 Augusta, Maine 04333-0005 Telephone: (207) 287-1670 Telephone: (207) 287-1635 Fax: (207) 287-1275 Fax: (207) 287-6469 ----------- Contents of this Digest are available on the Internet at www.maine.gov/legis/opla ----------- STATE OF MAINE TH 127 LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION LEGISLATIVE DIGEST OF BILL SUMMARIES AND ENACTED LAWS This Legislative Digest of Bill Summaries and Enacted Laws contains summaries of all LDs and adopted amendments and all laws enacted or finally passed during the Second Regular Session of the 127th Maine Legislature. The Digest is arranged alphabetically by committee and within each committee by Legislative Document (LD) number. The committee report(s), prime sponsor and lead co-sponsor(s), if designated, are listed below each LD title. All adopted amendments are summarized and listed by paper number. A subject index is included with each committee. An appendix provides a summary of relevant session statistics. Final action on each LD is noted to the right of the LD title. The following describes the various final actions. CARRIED OVER ................................................................... carried over to a subsequent session of the Legislature CON RES XXX ............................................................. chapter # of constitutional resolution passed by both houses CONF CMTE UNABLE TO AGREE .............................. Committee of Conference unable to agree; legislation died DIED BETWEEN HOUSES ....................................................................House & Senate disagreed; legislation died DIED IN CONCURRENCE ................................. defeated in each house, but on different motions; legislation died DIED ON ADJOURNMENT ................................................ action incomplete when session ended; legislation died EMERGENCY ............................................. enacted law takes effect sooner than 90 days after session adjournment FAILED, EMERGENCY ENACTMENT or PASSAGE......................... emergency failed to receive required 2/3 vote FAILED, ENACTMENT or FINAL PASSAGE .................................................... failed to receive final majority vote FAILED, MANDATE ENACTMENT ............................ legislation proposing local mandate failed required 2/3 vote HELD BY GOVERNOR............. Governor has not signed; final disposition to be determined at subsequent session LEAVE TO WITHDRAW ...............................................................sponsor’s request to withdraw legislation granted NOT PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY.........................ruled out of order by the presiding officer; legislation died INDEF PP ..................................................................................................... indefinitely postponed; legislation died ONTP, ACCEPTED, MAJORITY, MINORITY or REPORT X ... ought-not-to-pass report accepted; legislation died P&S XXX .................................................................................................. chapter # of enacted private & special law PUBLIC XXX ............................................................................................................ chapter # of enacted public law RESOLVE XXX ..................................................................................................... chapter # of finally passed resolve VETO SUSTAINED ............................................................................. Legislature failed to override Governor's veto The effective date for non-emergency legislation enacted in the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature is July 29, 2016. The effective date for legislation enacted as an emergency measure may be found in the enacted law summary for that legislation. TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------- Committee Name Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government Joint Standing Committee on Taxation Joint Standing Committee on Transportation Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs Appendix A: Session statistics Appendix B: Index of bills not referred to committee STATE OF MAINE TH 127 LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION Summaries of bills, adopted amendments and laws enacted or finally passed JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY May 2016 MEMBERS: SEN. PETER E. EDGECOMB, CHAIR SEN. THOMAS B. SAVIELLO SEN. JAMES F. DILL REP. CRAIG V. HICKMAN, CHAIR REP. JEFF MCCABE REP. ROBERT J. SAUCIER STAFF: REP. RALPH CHAPMAN MICHAEL O’BRIEN, LEGISLATIVE ANALYST REP. MICHELLE ANN DUNPHY OFFICE OF POLICY AND LEGAL ANALYSIS REP. RUSSELL J. BLACK 13 STATE HOUSE STATION REP. DONALD G. MAREAN AUGUSTA, ME 04333 REP. CAROL A. MCELWEE (207) 287-1670 REP. ANTHONY J. EDGECOMB http://legislature.maine.gov/legis/opla/ REP. MARYANNE KINNEY Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry LD 783 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Died Between To Establish a Right to Food Houses Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted HICKMAN C OTP-AM LANGLEY B ONTP This resolution was carried over from the First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature. This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that every individual has a natural and unalienable right to food. Committee Amendment "A" (H-526) This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It strikes and replaces the language in the resolution to declare that all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to acquire, produce, process, prepare, preserve and consume food of their own choosing for their own nourishment and sustenance and to barter, trade and purchase food for their own bodily health and well-being. This amendment also strikes and replaces the question that will be presented to the voters. LD 866 An Act To Ensure Efficiency and Safety in the Bureau of Forestry ONTP Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted BURNS D ONTP NADEAU C This bill was carried over from the First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature. This bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Forestry within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to appoint no fewer than 16 Forest Ranger IIIs, subject to the Civil Service Law, who are each to be armed with a firearm and selected from forest rangers employed by the bureau. A Forest Ranger III is required to meet the same training, certification and evaluation requirements as a full-time law enforcement officer as established by the department and Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. A Forest Ranger III has the same powers and duties as a sheriff or sheriff's deputy to enforce criminal and civil laws, with an emphasis on forestry, natural resource and wildfire protection laws. Additionally, this bill requires the director to appoint the state supervisor and no fewer than 32 Forest Ranger IIs, subject to the Civil Service Law, who will serve in a role similar to that of current forest rangers and who must be provided ballistic vests and electronic control devices for their safety while performing their duties. This bill also removes the prohibition of the purchase of firearms, ballistic vests and other firearms-related equipment by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. This bill changes the duties of forest rangers to include investigating, planning and implementing measures regarding forest health issues, including the control of invasive forest insect species, and providing support to the units within the bureau that are responsible for forest health and insect disease control. It also changes
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